Lasting machine



' E. A. HOLMGREN Nov. 2.9, 1938,

y LASTING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 11, 193'/ 5 /4 l Wvg/vm@50k@ VMM Nov. 29, 1938. E. A. HoLMGREN LASTING MACHINE Filed June l1,1937 2 Sheets-Shee'l'I 2 Fig?) Patented Nov. 29, 1938 UNITED STK-T1515:PfA'TENT OFFI CE .'LASTING MACHINE Eric A. Ho1mgren,Lynn, Mass.,assignor to United Shoe' Machinery Corporatiom' Paterson, "N, J., e acorporationv of New Jersey Application June 11, 1937, -Serial No.147,723

25" Claims. (Cl. 12-4) This invention relatesto lasting machines, and.fastened in lasted position Awithout retracting the 'hasparticularly-in view theprovision of improved cwipers, the endWipersv'are provided with holes .means for lasting the. heel vends ofvwelt shoes. .It through which tacks may ybe driven by a'hand has rbeenproposed heretofore to defer. the. lasting 1 tackery and thesidewipershave slots for the same of the heel ends of shoes of this type untilafter purpose, these slots beingarranged in angular ,5 the welts havebeen attached tothe shoes, and .a relation to one another to space thetacks sub- .further object of the invention. is to provide im-Ystantially equal distances rapart in any. positions proved meansforlastingthelheel .ends ofshoes of `the -side Wipers .at the endoftheir wiping .in that condition. .In various novel aspects,.howmovements.

ever, the invention is' not limited in utility to'the To improve theresults .obtained in lasting 10 lasting of previously weltedshoes or,intfact,.to the heelends ofzweltfshoes, thev invention further thelasting of shoes of the welt type, and .in provides novel'means forapplying inWardly di certain. aspects, moreover, it is not limitedto thereeted tightening'feree" t0 the .previously laSted lasting of the. heelends of shoes Y upper adjacent to the forward endr of the heel With theabove and other objects in view, the seat. For this purpose 'theconstruction shown 15 invention, in accordance with one feature,procomprises plates which in operating on a previvides novel wipingmeans the range ofthe wiping ously Welted shoe are carried idly intolthe welt action of which in -a direction lengthwise of the crease as allthe lWipers are iirst operated in the shoe may loe-varied for shoes ofdiirerent sizes. manner above `described and are then adjustaloly Inlasting the heel ends of welt shoes this perpositioned in accordancewith the size. of the shoe 20 mits the margin of each upper to be'wipedinas the -Side Wipers are moved relatively to the wardly over the insoleas far forwardly as the end Wipers; the plates being thereafter forcedinends of the lip of the insole regardless of dif- Wardly to tighten theupper'adl'acent to the heel ferences in the length of ythe heel seat inshoes seatas all the WiperS'are further Operated t0 00invof diierentsizes. The construction shown com- .plete the OVerWiping Operation.These plateS may 25 prises end wipers which are movable lengthwisefurther Serve aS means t0 Support the Welt While and laterally of theshoe to Wipe the margin of the'eperatOr butts itS ends ley-use 0f ahandknife the upper inwardly throughout a portion only of prier t0 thedriving 0f the lasting taCkS. the length of the'heel seat, and sidewipers ar- The abOVe and Other `features Of the invention, ranged towipe the margin of the upperinward- Yincluding various novel details ofconstruction and 430 ly at the sides of the heel seat beyond the endcombinations of parts, Will now be more particuwipers `and movablelaterally ofthe shoe relativelarly described With reference t0 theaCCOnipanyly to the end wipers with components'ofmoveing drawings andthereafter pOinted Outin the ment toward the toe end of the shoe toextend Claims.

the range of their wiping action lengthwise of the In the drawings, 35shoe a distance dependent upon the size of the Fig- 1 iS aperSpeCtiVeVieW 0f a pOrtiOn 0f a shoe. -In the illustrated embodimentofthe inmachine in which the invention is embodied; vention the end wipersand the side -wipers vare Fig- 2 iS a Plan View Of-a DertiOn Of-theStrue- .supported on the same Wiper carriers which are ture ShOWn inFig- 1,-Witn parts breken away;

operated by a hand lever, and it is contemplated Figs. 3,74 and 5 areplan VieWS illustrating the .40 that this hand lever will preferably be.used first DOSitiOnS 0f the Wipers and aSSOCiated parts at tomove allthe wipers a certain distance lengthldiiferent tinleS in -thelaStingOpera-tien;

wise and laterally of the shoe in wiping-.engage- Fig. 6 is a section.on theline VI-VI of Fig. 2; ment with the margin of the upper, .thismove- Fig. 7 is a perspective View illustrating the butnlent of thewipers lbeing limited .by a stop. tinsr 0f the Welt; 45

Thereafter, by another hand lever, the side wipers Fig. 8 is adiagrammatic plan VieW illustrating .will be further moved relatively tothe end wipers different positions of the Wipers in operating on as andfor the purpose above described, their Shoes of different sizes; and

movements being adjustably limited in accord- Fig. 9 iS a SeCtiOn 0n theline IX--IX 0f Fig. 2. ance with the size of the shoe. By the use of theFor illustrative purposes the invention is herein 50 rst-mentioned handlever all the wipers will then shown as applied to a bed-lasting machineof a be further advanced and closed to complete the Well-known type theconstruction of which is disoverwiping operation, this movement alsobeing closed, in its general aspects, in United States-Letlimited `toavoid any danger of damaging the ters Patent No. 1,018-,47'7,-granted onFebruary lip of the insole. To permit the upper to be .27, 1,912, uponan application-of Matthias Brock...55

Only as much of such a machine is included in the drawings as isnecessary for an understanding of the invention. The machine is providedwith a support 2 for the heel end of the last and shoe, having a spindle(not shown) which enters the spindle hole in the last, and with a toerest, also not shown, for supporting the last and shoe at the forepart.The shoe is firmly clamped about its heel end in the lasting operationby a heel band 4. For wiping the margin of the heel end of the upperinwardly over the insole there arev provided heel-embracing wipers 6pivotally connected together by a stud 8, these wipers in theconstruction herein shown being so short that in operating on shoes ofdifferent sizes they wipe each upper inwardly throughout a portion onlyof the length of the heel seat. The wipers 6 are secured to wipercarriers IU which are movably supported on a wiper head I2 (Fig. 1) andover which there is a cover plate I4 fastened to the wiper head. Thewiper carriers I0 are connected by links I6 to a crossbar I8 operatedthrough a plunger 20 by means of a hand lever 22, and they arecontrolled as heretofore by guiding means including rolls 24 mounted onstuds 26 and lying in slots 28 in the carriers. Accordingly, as the handlever 22 is operated the wipers 6 are advanced lengthwise of the shoeand are also .closed inward laterally of the shoe by swinging about theaxis of their pivotal connection 8. By means hereinafter described therolls 24, in the construction herein shown, are adjustable to vary thestarting positions of the wipers for shoes of different sizes.

To determine with substantial accuracy the relation of the bottom of theheel end of the shoe to the plane of the wipers, there is secured to thecover plate I4, in the construction herein shown, a bracket 30 whichsupports twoholddown members 32 and 34 arranged to engage the insolerespectively at the heel end and in a location a short distanceforwardly of the heel end. An upwardly extending shank portion of themember 32 is vertically adjustable in a bore in the bracket 3U, as shownin Fig. '7, and is engaged at its upper end by a screw 36 threaded inthe bracket to determine adjustably the height of the holddown member. Aset screw 38 in the bracket engages a flat face on the shank portion ofthe member 32 to prevent the member from turning and from dropping belowthe screw 36. 'Ihe Vholddown member 34 is similarly controlled by anadjusting screw 40 and a set screw 42.

The wiper carriers I0 in the construction herein shown are extended toserve also as supports for side wipers 44 arranged to wipe the, marginof the upper inwardly over the insole at the sides of the heel seatbeyond the end wipers 6, the lower wiping faces of the side wipers beingin the same plane as the lower faces of the end wipers. The side wipers44 are mounted in guideways in the carriers I0, as illustrated in Fig.6, to permit them to be moved inwardly over the heel seat relatively tothe end wipers, these guideways being so formed that the side wipers arethus movable rectilinearly widthwise of the shoe with components ofmovement lengthwise of the shoe toward its toe end. The inner endportions of the side wipers are wedge-shaped in plan, so that at the endof the wiping operation their foremost edges 45 (Fig. 5) will beapproximately perpendicular to the edge of the shoe bottom, andaccordingly the range of their wiping action lengthwise of the shoeincreases in proportion to the extent of their inward movementsrelatively to the end wipers. For operating the side wipers there areprovided two levers 46 and 48 pivotally mounted between their oppositeends on bolts 5U secured to the wiper head I2, the upper ends of thesebolts being braced by a plate 52 secured by a bolt 54 to a cap plate 56fast on the wiper head. The inner arms of the two levers 46 and 48 areconnected together by a link 58. Each of the levers has an arm 60arranged to extend generally lengthwise of the shoe and provided with aslot 62 in which lies a stud 64 fast on the outer end of the adjacentside wiper 44. The lever 46 has a handle 66 thereon for operating it. Itwill be understood that by movement of the handle 66 toward the left(Fig. 1) both levers 46 and 48 are operated to cause their arms 60 toswing inwardly toward each other and thus to impart inward movements tothe side Wipers 44 while the end wipers 6 are stationary. 'I'he slots 62are curved in such manner as to permit the side wipers to be movedlengthwise and laterally of the shoe with the end wipers, when the wipercarriers I0 are operated by the hand lever 22, without any substantialrelative movement between the end wipers and the side Wipers adjacentthereto, the studs 64 moving idly along the slots. It is contemplatedthat preferably all the wipers will thus be operated in unison at thebeginning of the lasting operation, with the side wipers so retractedthat their inner wiping edges are in substantial alinement with thewiping edges of the end wipers, as shown in Fig. 2. In this movement thewipers are advanced and closed over the heel seat a portion only of thedistance required for the complete wiping operation, their movementbeing limited by engagement of a pin 68 (Fig. 1) on the hand lever 22with a shoulder I0 on a bar I2 pivotally mounted at one end on a stud'I4 on the cap plate 56. The bar I2 is connected by a link 16 to a handgrip I8 which is pivotally mounted on the lever 22 and is controlled bya spring 8U. This spring holds the bar I2 against the pin 68, whichnormally lies in a slot in one side of the bar, and by engagement of thepin with a shoulder on the bar at the opposite end of this slot from theshoulder I0 retractive movement of the wipers is limited as illustratedin Fig. 1. It will be evident that after the initial advancing andclosing movement of the wipers has been stopped by engagement of the pin68 with the shoulder 10, the operator, by means of the hand grip 18, canswing the bar 'I2 away from the pin 68 so as to permit further advancingand closing movement of the wipers by the lever 22. Prior to thisfurther movement of all the Wipers the operator moves the side wipers 44inward relatively to the end wipers, to vary the range of their wipingaction lengthwise of the shoe in accordance with the size of the shoe,by use o'f the hand lever 46. The further movement of all the wipersthereafter by the lever 22 is limited by engagement of the head of abolt 82 with the wiper head I2, this bolt being mounted in a block 84through which the lever 22 is connected to the outer end of the plunger20. As the bolt 82 engages the wiper head I2 the pin 68 enters a notch86 in the side of the bar 'I2 to lock the wipers against retractivemovement while tacks are driven to fasten the upper in lasted positionas hereinafter described.

The inward movements of the side wipers 44 effected by use of the handlever 46 are adjustably limited in accordance with the size of the shoe.For this purpose there is associated with 75 eachpf the Vside wipers aslide 8.8 connected to the stud 64 and extending inwardly overthe top ofthe wiper carrier 0. V'Ihis slide Vis guided by `a pin 981fastonthewiper ,carrier and extending rupwardly through a.slot.92 in theslide, the pin having a diametrically enlarged portion 94 which assistsin. supporting jtheslide underneath. In engagement with the lower :faceof the slide 88 is a plate .96 (Fig. 6) provided with a rib98 extendingupwardly into the slotk92, and this plate is clamped adjustably to theslideby a screw -the head of which overlaps a plate. 1| 02 on vthe .top

of the slide. Theplate |02 is held 4from turning the plate 96 -for eachsize of shoe.

.relatively to the plate .96 by a pin `|04 extending Vfor the particularsize of shoe. It will be under- 25.

stood -that this adjustment-is such that in the final movement of allthe Wipers by the lever 22 each side wiper will be advanced lengthwiseof the shoe into the proper close relation to the end of the lip a ofthe insole.

It will be evident from the foregoing description that the amount ofoperative movement which the end wipers 6 receive is always the sameregardless of the sizeof the shoe. As far as the advancing movement ofthe wiperslengthwise of the shoe is concerned, satisfactory results arethus obtained in operating on shoes of different sizes, since the heelband 4 determines a substantially invariable position for the heel-endfaces of the different shoes. With respect to the closing of the wipers,however, the wiping edges of the wipers 6 at the opposite sides of theheel seat should, of course, approach more closely to each other inoperating on a small shoe than in operating on a larger shoe. Themachine herein shown is accordingly provided with means for effecting aninitial adjustment of the wiper carriers I0 about the axis of closingmovement of the wipers in accordance with the size of the shoe by movingthe rolls 24 toward or away frorneach other. By reference to Fig. 9, itwill be seen that the studs 26 on which these rolls are mounted extendthrough slots in the cover plate 4 and in the overlying base plate |06of the bracket 30 and are integral with blocks |68 supported-on the topof the plate |06. Mounted to turn in the bracket 36 is a spindle ||0held against lengthwise movement by collars ||2 fast thereon at theopposite sides of the bracket, this spindle having right and leftthreads engaging corresponding threads formed respectively in the twoblocks |08. On one end of the spindle is a hand wheel |4 for turning it.The two blocks |88 are further guided by a rod ||6 fastened in thebracket and lying in slots in the upper ends of the blocks. `It willthus be seen that by turning the spindle H8 in one direction the rolls24 are moved farther apart to adjust the wiper carriers I0 and theirwipers 6 for a shoe of smaller size and that by turning the spindle inthe other direction the rollsare moved toward each other to adjust thecarriers and Wipers for a shoe of larger size. The proper adjustment fora shoe of any size is indicated by a ,scale ||8 (Fig. v1) marked on theplate |06 incooperaton .with apointerv marked I,Qn one-ofthe blocks 0 8.It willfbeleyidentthat ,the `sidewipers 44 also are adjusted inthis-manner with the end wipers 6.

-In Operating Von previously welted shoes itv is desirable to tighten.the upper over the last in locations where the welt bis attachedadjacent to the forward end of the heel seat before theupper is fastenedin lasted position at the sides of the heel seat. Each of the wipercarriers |0 is accordingly provided with a plate |20 having acomparatively thin tongue |22 arranged to enter the welt creaseforwardly of the adjacent side wiper 44. By means of a rod |24this-plate is pivotally mounted on a small plate |26 located under thewiper carrier I0 and lying in a rectangular recess inthe plate |20. Thispermits .limitedupward or downward swinging movement of the plate |20 sothat its tongue |22.mayv adjust itself to the welt crease. The plate |26is provided with an upwardly extending `rib |128 which lies in a slot,

|30 in the wiper carrier I0, andl .parallel to thisy slot is anotherslot |32 inthe wiper carrier in which lies a roll |34 mounted on a stud|36 threaded at its lower end in the plate |26. The stud |36 extendsupwardly through a small plate. |38 which lies on the top of the wipercarrier under one end of the previously mentioned slide 88, and alsoextends through a slot |40 in .this

slide, the stud being provided with an enlarged head overlapping awasher |42 on the top of the:

slide 88. The plates |26 and |38 are further held in a definite relationto each other by a pin |44l extending from the rib |28 into a hole inthe plate |38. The slots |30 and .|32 are so arranged as to guide theplates |26 and |38, to-

gether with the welt crease plate |2|lsupporteol on the plate |26, formovements laterally of the shoe relatively to the Wiper carrier. |0 withcomponents of movement also lengthwise of the shoe. Accordingly, whenthe slide 88 is advanced to move the side wiper 44 forwardly andinwardly as determined for the size of the shoe, the crease plate .l 20is correspondingly positioned lengthwiserand laterally of the shoe bymovement diagonally forward and outward with respect to the shoe, sothat in the nal movement of the wipers to complete the overwipingoperation inwardly directed upper-tightening force willbe properlyapplied to the shoe in the welt crease.

In order that the upper may be fastened in.`

tion to one another so as to space the tacks substantially equaldistances apart in operating on a shoe of any size, and the slot whichis nearest The slots in each sidelf: vwiper are arranged in outwardlydivergent relathe end of the lip of the insole is also so arranged lyingthe adjacent side wiper, this projection having a slot therein over oneof the slots |48 in the sideI wiper to receive the nozzle of the vhandtacker. -Before driving the tacks the operator may-butt the ends of thewelt byvuse of a hand knife |52 (Fig. 7), the welt being supportedagainst the thrust of the knife by the tongues` |-v221of1theplates |20.It'will be'evident .65 sole, eachend wiper, 6 has a projection |50overassistthe operator in determining where to make the cuts in thewelt.

In the use of the machine the operator rst adjusts the wiper carriers l0in accordance with the size of the shoe by turning the spindle ||0 andalso adjusts the stop plates 96 to the proper positions for that size ofshoe. He then mounts a shoe on the shoe support 2, jacks the shoe backagainst the heel band 4 and upwardly, and causes the heel band to closeabout the heel end of the shoe, in the well-known manner of use ofbedlasting machines of the illustrated type. As the shoe is forcedupwardly it engages the two holddown members 32 and 34 which determinethe proper relation of the heel seatto the plane of the heel wipers. Theoperator next swings the lever 22 to the position determined byengagement of the pin 68 with the shoulder 10, thus advancing andclosing all the wipers to the positions illustrated in Fig. 3. In thisoperation the tongues |22 of the crease pilates |20 are moved topositions under the ends of the welt but not far enough to apply anytightening force to the upper. By use of the hand lever 46 the sidewipers 44 are then moved inward relatively to the end wipers 6 topositions determined by engagement of the stopplates with the pins 90 onthey wiper carriers. The side wipers are thus caused to approach theends of the lip of the insole as determined by the size of the shoe, sothat in the nal wiping operation they will be advanced substantially tothe ends of the lip, and simultaneously the crease plates |20 are movedin diagonally forward and outward directions to position them also inaccordance with the size of the shoe. The positions of the parts at theend of this operation are as illustrated in Fig. 4. The operatorthereafter disengages the pin 68 from the shoulder 'l0 by use of thehand grip 'I8 and further swings the lever 22 to the limit determined byengagement of the bolt 82 with the wiper head I2, thus advancing andclosing all the wipers to complete the overwiping operation, asillustrated in Fig. 5, the: pin 68 entering the notch 86 in the bar 12to lock the wipers againstA retractive movement. In this operation thetongues |22 of the crease plates |20 are forced fully into the weltcrease to tighten the upper over the last forwardly of the heel seat. Byuse of the hand knife |52 the operator then butts the ends of the welt,after which he drives upperfastening tacks through the holes HU:` in theend wipers and the slots |48 in the side wipers. All the parts are thenreturned to their starting positions ready for use on the next shoe.

In Fig. 8 are illustrated different positions of the wipers in operatingrespectively on a shoe of size 5 and on a shoe of size 12, the positionsof the tacks driven through the slots |48 in the side wipers 44 beingindicated at t.

It will be understood that a machine constructed as described may beused, if desired, to last the heel ends of welt shoes prior to thewelt-attaching operation, in which case the crease plates |20 will pressinwardly against the upturned margin of the upper opposite the endportions of the insole lip with a tightening effect on the upperforwardly of the heel seat. Furthermore, it will be evident that withrespect to the combination of end and side wipers controlled asdescribed for use on shoes of different sizes the invention is notlimited in utility to the lasting of welt shoes nor necessarily limitedto the lasting of the heel ends of shoes.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of a shoeand movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin ofthe upper inwardly throughout a portion .only of the length of the heelseat, side wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly at thesides of the heel seat beyond said end wipers, the side wipers beingmovable relatively to the end wipers to vary the range of their wipingaction lengthwise of the shoe, and means for thus moving the side wipersrelatively to the end wipers in the course of the wiping operation oneach shoe a distance dependent upon the size of the shoe butpredetermined independently of contact with the shoe.

2. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of a shoeand movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin ofthe upper inwardly throughout a portion only of the length of the heelseat, side wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly at thesides of the heel seat beyond said end wipers, the side wipers beingmovable laterally of the shoe relatively to the end wipers withcomponents of movement toward the toe end of the shoe to extend therange of their wiping action lengthwise of the shoe, and means for thusmoving the side wipers relatively to the end wipers a distance dependentupon the size of the shoe each time a shoe is lasted in the machine.

3. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of a shoeand movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to wipe the mar" gin ofthe upper inwardly throughout a portion only of the length of the heelseat, side wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly at thesides of the heel seat beyond said end wipers, the side wipers beingmovable relatively to the end wipers to Vary the range of their wipingaction lengthwise of the shoe, means for thus moving the side wipersrelatively to the end wipers each time a shoe is lasted in the machine,and stop mechanism for adjustably limiting such movement of the sidewipers in accordance with the size of the shoe.

4. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of a shoeand mounted for advancing movement lengthwise of the shoe and swingingmovement laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin of the upper inwardlythroughout a portion only of the length of the heel seat, side wipersmounted to advance and swing with said end wipers and arranged to wipeinwardly portions of the margin of the upper at the sides of the heelseat beyond the end wipers, the side wipers being movable relatively tothe end wipers to vary the range of their wiping action lengthwise ofthe shoe, and means for thus moving the side wipers relatively to theend wipers a distance dependent upon the size of the shoe wipersmountedto advance and swing with said end wipers in wiping engagement withportions of the margin of the upper at the sides of the heel seat beyondthe end wipers, the side wipers being also movable laterally of the shoerelatively to the end wipers with components of.

movement toward'thetoe end of thev shoe toextend the range of theirwiping action lengthwise of the shoe, and means for thus movingthe sidewipers relatively to the end wipersL a distance dependent uponthe sizeofthe shoe each time'a shoe is lasted in the machine.

6. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end'of a shoeand mounted for advancing movement lengthwise of: the shoe and swingingmovement laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin of the upper inwardlythroughout a portion only of the length of the heel seat, additionalwedge-shaped wipers mounted to advance and swing with said end wipersand arranged to wipe inwardly portions of the margin of the upper at thesides of the heel seat beyond the end wipers, said additional wipersbeing movable relatively to the end wipers' tovary the range of theirwiping action lengthwise of the shoe, and means for thusV moving theadditional Wipers relatively to the end wipers a distance dependent uponthe size of theshoe each time a shoe is lasted in the machine.

7. In a lasting machine, wipers formed toembrace the heel end of a shoeand movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin ofthe upper inwardly throughout a portion only of the length of the heelseat, wiper carriers supporting said end wipers and thus movable withthem, side wipers supported on said wiper carriers independently of theend wipers to move with the end wipers lengthwise and laterally of theshoe in wiping engagement with portions of the margin of the upper atthe sides of the heel heat beyond the end wipers, the side wipers `beingmovable also relatively to the end wipers to vary the range o-f theirwiping' action lengthwise of the shoe, and means for thusv moving theside wipers relatively to the endY WipersV a distance dependent upon thesize of the-shoe each time a shoe is lasted in the-machine.

8. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to-embrace the heel end of a shoeand movable lengthwise and laterally ofthe shoe to wipe the margin ofthe upper inwardly throughoutv a portion only of the length of theheelseat, wiper-- carriers supporting said end wipers and thus movablewith them, side wipers supported on saidV wiper carriers to move withthe endV wipers -in wiping engagement with portions of the margin of theupper at the sides of the heel seat beyondv the end wipers, the sidewipers being also rectilinearly movable laterallyof theshoe relativelyto the end wipersV with components of movement toward the toe end of theshoe to extend theV advancing movement lengthwise of the shoe andVswinging movement laterally of the shoe to Wipe the margin of the upperinwardly throughout a portion onlyV of the length of the heel seat, sidewipers mounted to advance vand swingy with said end wipers in wipingengagement with portions of the margin of the'upper at the sides of theheel seat beyond the end Wipers, means for thus operating all the wipersin unison, the side wipers being also movable relatively to the'endwipers to vary the range of their wiping action lengthwise of the shoe,and additional means for thus moving the side wipers relatively tothe'end brace'an: endy ofa shoe and movableA lengthwise 75 wipersadistance dependent upon the size of the shoe eachtime a shoe is lastedin themachine.

10. In a lastingmachine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of. aVshoe and mounted for advancing movementA lengthwise ofthe shoe andswinging movement laterally of the shoe to wipeVv the'margin of theupper inwardly throughout a portion only of the length of the heel seat,side wipers'mounted to advance and swing with said end wipers in' wipingengagement with portions of the margin of the upper at the sides of theheel seat beyond the end wipers, means for limiting such movement of allthe wipers, the side wipers being alsok movablerelatively to the endwipers to vary the range of their wiping actionlengthwise of theshoe,and means for thus moving the side wipers relatively to Vthe end'wipersa distance dependent upon the sizerof the shoe after the movementE ofall the Wipers to positions determined by said limiting means, all thewipers being thereafterI further movable in unison to complete theWipingoperation.

11. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to em.- bracesthe heel end of ashoe and mounted for advancing movementv lengthwise of the shoe andswinging movement laterally of the shoe to wipeV the margin of the upperinwardly throughout a portion only of the length'of the heel seat, sidewipers mounted to advance and swing with said endwipers in wipinglengagement with portions' of the margin of the upper at the sides of theheel seat beyond the'end wipers, means for thus imparting to all thewipers in unison a movement to begin the wiping operation and later afurther movement to complete'the wiping operation, means for limitingeach suchV movement of the wipers, the side wipers being also movablerelatively`to the `end wipers to vary the rangev of their wiping actionlengthwise of the shoe, means for thus movingl the side wipers betweenthe two movements of allthe Wipers, and means foradjustablylimitingisuch movement of the'side wipers in accordance withthe size of the shoe.

12.` In a'lasting'machine, wipers formed to embrace the'heel end of ashoe and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to wipe-the marginof the upper inwardly throughout a portionr onlyV of the length ofthefheel seat, and side wipers for wiping the Vmargin'of the upperinwardly at the sides of the'heel seat beyond said end wipers, the sidewipers being'movable laterally of the shoe relatively to the end wiperswith components of movement also lengthwise of the shoe to vary therange of their wiping action lengthwise of the shoe in accordance withthe size of the shoe and each having thereinslots arranged to extendlaterally of the shoe in divergent relation to one another to permit'fastenings to be driven through them into the upper substantially equaldistances apart regardless of the size of the shoe.

13. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embracean` end` of a shoe andmovable lengthwise and` laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin of theupper inwardly, sidewipers for wiping the' margin of the upper inwardlyat the-sides of the shoe beyond said end wipers, the side wipers beingmovable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe with the end`wipers andalso movable relatively to the end wipers to'vary the rangeof theirwipingacti'on lengthwise of the shoe, and means for thus moving the sidewipers relatively to the end wipers to adjustably predeterminedpositions each time a shoe is lasted in the machine.

14. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to emand laterally of the shoeto wipe the margin of the upper inwardly, side wipers for wiping themargin of the upper inwardly at the sides of the shoe beyond said endwipers, the side wipers being movable with the end wipers and alsomovable laterally of the shoe relatively to the end wipers withcomponents of movement lengthwise of the shoe to vary the range of theirwiping action lengthwise of the shoe, means for thus moving the sidewipers relatively to the endwipers each time a shoe is lasted in themachine, and stop mechanism for adjustably limiting such movement of theside wipers.

15. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace an end of a shoe andmounted for advancing movement lengthwise of the shoe and swingingmovement laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin of the upper inwardly,side wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly at the sides ofthe shoe beyond said end wipers, the side wipers being mounted toadvance and swing with the end wipers and being also inwardly movablelaterally of the shoe relatively to the end wipers with components ofmovement lengthwise of the shoe in directions away from the end wipers,and means for thus moving the side wipers relatively to the end wipersin operating on each shoe.

16. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace an end of a shoe andmovable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin of theupper inwardly, wiper carriers supporting said end wipers and thusmovable with them, side wipers for wiping the margin of the upperinwardly at the sides of the shoe beyond said end wipers, the sidewipers being supported on said wiper carriers independently of the endwipers to move with the end wipers and being also inwardly movablelaterally of the shoe relatively to the end wipers with components ofmovement lengthwise of the shoe in directions away from the end wipers,and means for thus moving the side wipers relatively to the end wipersin operating on each shoe.

l7. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace an end of a shoe andmounted for advancing movement lengthwise of the shoe and swingingmovement laterally of the shoe to wipe the margin of the upperinwardly,` side wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly atthe sides of the shoe beyond said end wipers, the side wipers beingmounted to advance and swing with the end wipers and being also inwardlymovable laterally of the shoe relatively to the end wipers withcomponents of movement lengthwise of the shoe in directions away fromthe end wipers, a lever for advancing and swinging all the wipers, andanother lever for moving the side wipers relatively to the end wipers.

18. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of apreviously side-lasted welt shoe and movable lengthwise and laterally ofthe shoe to wipe the margin of the upper inwardly throughout a portiononly of the length of the heel seat, side wipers for wiping the marginof the upper inwardly at the sides of the heel seat beyond said endwipers, the side wipers being movable relatively to the end wipers tovary the range of their wiping action lengthwise of the shoe inaccordance with the size of the shoe, members for engaging thepreviously lasted upper opposite the insole lip to tighten the upperover the last forwardly of the heel seat, and means for adjusting saidmembers in accordance with the size of the shoe as determined by themovements ofthe side wipers relatively to the end. Wipers- 19. In aYlasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of a previouslyside-lasted welt shoe and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoeto wipe the margin of the upper inwardly throughout a portion only ofthe length of the heel seat, side wipers for wiping the margin of theupper inwardly at the sides of the heel seat beyond said end wipers, theside wipers being movable relatively to the end wipers to vary the rangeof their wiping action lengthwise of the shoe, means for thus moving theside wipers relatively to the end wipers a distance dependent upon thesize of the shoe each time a shoe is lasted in the machine, members forengaging the previously lasted upper opposite the insole lip to tightenthe upper over the last forwardly of the heel seat, and connectionsbetween said members and the side wipers for adjusting said members inaccordance with the size of the shoe as determined by the movements ofthe side wipers relatively to the end wipers.

20. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of apreviously welted shoe and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoeto wipe the margin of the upper inwardly throughout a portion only ofthe length of the heel seat, side wipers for wiping the margin of theupper inwardly at the sides of the heel seat beyond said end wipers, theside wipers being movable laterally of the shoe relatively to the endwipers with components of movement also lengthwise of the shoe to varythe range of their wiping action lengthwise of the shoe in accordancewith the size of the shoe, members for engaging the shoe in the weltcrease to tighten the upper over the last forwardly of the heel seat,and means for adjusting said members lengthwise and laterally of theshoe in accordance with the size of the shoe as determined by themovements of the side wipers relatively to the end wipers.

21. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of apreviously welted shoe and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoeto wipe the margin of the upper inwardly throughout a portion only ofthe length of the heel seat, side wipers for wiping the margin of theupper inwardly at the sides of the heel seat beyond said end wipers, theside wipers being movable with the end wipers and alsoy movablerelatively to the end wipers to vary the range of their wiping actionlengthwise of the shoe in accordance with the size of the shoe, membersalso movable with said end wipers for engaging the shoe in the weltcrease to tighten the upper over the last forwardly of the heel seat,and means for adjusting said members in accordance with the size of theshoe as determined by the movements of the side wipers relatively to theend wipers.

22. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heelv end of apreviously welted shoe and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoeto wipe the margin of the upper inwardly throughout a portion only ofthe length of the heel seat, side wipers for wiping the margin of theupper inwardly at the sides of the heel seat beyond said end wipers, theside wipers being movable with the end wipers and also movable laterallyof the shoe relatively to the end wipers with components of movementlengthwise of the shoe to vary the range of their wiping actionlengthwise of the shoe, means for thus moving the side wipersrelativelyto the end wipers a distance dependent upon the size of the shoe inoperating on eachl shoe, members movable with the end wipers forengaging the shoe in the welt crease to tighten the upper over thelastforwardly of the heel seat, and means for adjusting said memberslengthwise and laterally of the shoe in accordance with the size of theshoe as determined by the movements of the side wipers relatively to theend wipers.

23. In a lasting machine, wipers formed to embrace the heel end of apreviously welted shoe and movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoeto wipe the margin of the upper inwardly throughout a portion only ofthe length of the heel seat, side wipers for wiping the margin of theupper inwardly at the sides of the heel seat beyond said end wipers, theside wipers being movable with the end wipers and also movable inwardlaterally of the shoe relatively to the end wipers with components ofmovement lengthwise of the shoe to extend the range of their wipingaction lengthwise of the shoe in accordance with the size of the shoe,members movable with the end wipers for engaging the shoe in the weltcrease to tighten the upper over the last forwardly of the heel seat,and connections between said members and the side wipers for adjustingsaid members in outward directions laterally of the shoe in accordancewith the size of the shoe with components of movement also lengthwise ofthe shoe as determined by the movements of the side wipers relatively tothe end wipers.

24. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of the heelend of the upper of a previously welted shoe into lasted position, andmembers movable with said wipers for engaging the shoe in the weltcrease to tighten the upper over the last forwardly of the heel seat,said members being mounted for movements heightwise of the shoerelatively to the wipers to permit them to adjust themselves to the weltcrease.

25. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of the heelend of the upper of a previously welted shoe into lasted position, andmembers movable with said wipers for engage ing the shoe in the weltcrease to tighten the upper over the last forwardly of the heel seat,said members being each mounted to swing heightwise of the shoerelatively to the wipers labout an axis extending laterally of the shoeto permit them toadjust themselves to the welt crease.

ERIC A. HOLMGREN.

